PRODUCT INFO
SO WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
- WHAT IS AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE? Simply, it consists of a microcomputer,
a battery, an atomizer, and a cartridge/filter. Inhaling activates the battery through
the microcomputer which, in turn, powers the atomizer that vaporizes the nicotine
solution in the cartridge/filter.
- HOW LONG DOES ONE CARTRIDGE LAST? It is roughly equivalent to two packages
of traditional cigarettes but will depend largely on the user. Eventually, the flavor
will slightly diminish and the vapor lessens indicating that the cartridge may need
changing.
- WHAT IS IN THE VAPOR? The vapor contains mostly water and trace amounts
of nicotine and “propylene glycol”. Propylene glycol is typically found in
food coloring and flavoring, mouthwash and is considered a safe element by the Food
and Drug Administration.
- HOW MUCH NICOTINE IS IN THE CARTRIDGE? CLEAR VAPORS CIGARETTES offers
our customers flexibility based on your nicotine preference level with the following:
8mg, 6mg, 4mg, and 0mg.
- DOES CLEAR VAPORS CIGARETTES COME IN DIFFERENT FLAVORS? The CLEAR VAPORS
comes in menthol and U.S. Brand.
- HOW LONG DOES THE BATTERY LAST? Once again, the battery strength will
depend on the frequency of use, but will normally last a day. Your kit contains
two rechargeable batteries and a charger. It is recommended that one be charging
while using the other to ensure your continuous smoking pleasure.
- IS THERE AN ON/OFF SWITCH? No! Each of your inhalations activates the
microchip or “on” position. This unique design saves battery life and remembering
to turn it “off”.
- CAN THE CLEAR VAPORS CIGARETTE BE USED IN NON-SMOKING AREAS? Since
the CLEAR VAPORS CIGARETTE is free of first and second-hand smoke like traditional
tobacco cigarettes, you should be free to use your electronic cigarette.
- WILL ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES SET OFF SMOKE ALARMS? No! The vapor is virtually
odorless and consists of mostly water, not smoke. You should be able to “smoke”
in any room with smoke or carbon monoxide alarms.
- ARE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES DANGEROUS? RELEASED STUDY BY FDA Prominent
Public Health Physicians and Tobacco Researchers Expose Double Standard in the FDA’S
Recent Study of Electronic cigarettes and Challenge the FDA’S Alarmist Attitude
Toward the Devices
BOSTON, July 27 (2009) /Standard Newswire /-- The FDA recently went public with
misleading information about the safety of electronic cigarettes and the marketing
of the devices, not only using its clout but recruiting other prominent organizations
to demonize a product that has great public health benefit potential.
A group of prominent doctors and tobacco researchers, including Dr. Michael Siegel
at the Boston University School of Public Health, Dr. Joel Nitzkin of the AAPHP
Tobacco Control Task Force, and Dr. Brad Rodu, Endowed Chair, Tobacco Har m Reduction
Research University of Louisville, challenge the FDA to provide the full quantitative
data of the study upon which the FDA has based its warning against electronic cigarettes.
They are concerned that the FDA’s disingenuous targeting of electronic cigarettes
through a biased presentation of the scientific data has had significant negative
impact upon the public perception of electronic cigarettes, when the best available
evidence suggests that these have shown that the devices offer great potential to
reduce serious health issues among tobacco smokers.
In a July 22 news release, the FDA cited the detectable presence of carcinogens
and “toxic chemicals” in a “small sample” of electronic cigarette cartridges as
reason for alarm, singling out nitrosamines as particularly toxic. What the FDA
fails to inform the public is that detectable amounts of carcinogens are also present
in nicotine replacement products such as NicoDerm CQ and Nicorette gum, both approved
by the FDA, and nitrosamines that can be also found in food items such (as) bacon
and beer. This double standard and alarmist attitude has had the significant and
u nfortunate effect of inducing hysteria among the public, discouraging tobacco
smokers from using a product which is thought to be a significantly safer alternative
to traditional tobacco.
Regrettably, the FDA has used biased reporting of this small and inconclusive study,
the complete results of which have not been made public, to secure the vocal support
of groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics Tobacco Consortium, the Institute
for Global Health, and the American Lung Association in their attack on electronic
cigarettes. These researchers argue that it is absurd to consider taking electronic
cigarettes off the market when it is the conventional ones which have been shown
to be killing people. Further, the electronic cigarette community calls for accurate
and fair reporting relative to the findings and statements of prominent medical
professionals in favor of this new and important technology and challenges the media
to tell the other side of the story.
9 CThe FDA’s laboratory findings actually indicate that electronic cigarettes are
much, much safer than conventional cigarettes,” says Dr. Michael Siegel. The traces
of carcinogens present are also present in nicotine replacement products. The FDA
and the anti-smoking groups have fallen into a huge analytical trap as they have
failed to ask the appropriate question. The question they are asking as: ‘Are electronic
cigarettes safe?’ That is not the right question. The right question is: ‘Are electronic
cigarettes much safer than traditional ones?’”
Dr. Rodu states, “The FDA tested e-cigarettes for TSNAs using a questionable sampling
regimen, and the methods that were so sensitive that the results may have no possible
significance to users. The agency failed to report specific levels of these contaminants,
and it has failed to conduct similar testing of nicotine medicines that have been
sold in the U.S. for over 20 years. These are not the actions of an agency that
is science-based and consumer-focused. These pseudo-scientific actions are clearly
intended to form the justification for banning a category of products that are probably
99.9% safer than cigarettes.”
Dr. Joel Nitzkin speaking as individual states, “The newly adopted FDA/Tobacco legislation
will give full FDA approval to currently marketed conventional cigarettes. The new
law encourages cigarette companies to produce new “reduced exposure” cigarettes
to be marketed as reduced exposure products, with no scientific evidence that such
reductions in exposure will reduce risk of future tobacco related illness and death.
In the context of these provisions of the newly adopted FDA/Tobacco bill – should
be encouraging, not maligning the manufacture and sale of electronic cigarettes,
and working with manufacturers to assure the highest possible quality control.”
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